Railway-crossing



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Pgtented June 29, 1915.

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v RAILWAY-CROSSING.

Specification of Letters latent.

Patented June 29, 1915.

Application filed Novemberll, 1914. Serial No.-871,539.

To all-whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM H. .C LK1Ns,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Albion, in the county ofCalhoun and. State of Michigan, have invented new anduseful Improvementsin Railways Crossings, of which the following is a specification:

The-present invention relates to improve -'.ments in railroad ciossings.

In carrying out my invention it is my purpose to provide a smooth anddurable wearing surface for streets, roads and sidewalks at places wherethey intersect railways for ,steam and electric cars. 'I also aim toprovide such a crossing in a plurality of sections each comprising abox-like structure having its bottom slotted or otherwise formed withopenings for the fpa'ssage of moisture, and each of said boxes beingfilled with suitable bricks so that the wearing surfacemay at'all timesbe retained in position.

It is a further object of the invention to provide such boxes withflanges which shall contact with the outer sides of the heads of therails to reinforce and strengthen the said rails and at the same time toreduce the space between the boxes and rails so that only the spacebetween the inner faces of the railsand the outer sides of the inner boxmember will be presentedat the crossing.

With the above and other objects in view, theiiinprovement residesi'rt-the construction, combination and arrangement of parts set forth inthe following specification and fallof theappended claims.

in'g within the scope In the drawings: Figure 1 is a top plan view of arailway crossing embodying my invention, Fig. 2 is a similar view withthe filling blocks removed, Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional viewapproximately on the line 33- of Fig.1, Fig. 4: is a detail perspectiveview of one of the outer boxes, Fig. 5 1s a similar view of the innerbox, and Fig. 6 is a erspective view of one of the filling blocks.

Like characters of reference indicate like parts throughout the-severalviews of the drawings.

In the drawings the numerals 1 indicate railway rails and 2 the crossties of the usual size, shape and material and upon which the rails aresecured.

The crossing is broadly indicated by the numeral 3 and includes acentral box or receptacle and end boxes or receptacles, allally beingof,a height to arrange the-same flush with the treads of the rails.

The boxes or receptacles are adapted to be secured upon the ties 2through the medium of spikes or other suitable securing devices,

and all of the boxes are of a similar length but the side boxes 4 arepreferably of a less width than the central box 5. The boxes areprovided with perforated or'p refera'bly slatted bottomsG so thatmoisture will an exit therefrom between the ties 2.

The side boxes. a upon their inner and upper edges are provided withoutwardly projecting longitudinally extending flanges 7, and theseflanges will. contact with the outer faces of the heads of the railssoas to effect inreinforcing the said rails as well as closing the gapwhich would otherwise be provided between the side boxes and the rails.The central box 5 has its longitudinal edges spaced a distance from theheads of the rails sufiicientto permit of the free passage of the flangeof the wheels of the rolling stock and both the side and end boxes arefilled with blocks 8, preferably in the nature of rectangular plasticbricks which are readily removable and are, of

course, interchangeable. The end members of the central boxes 5preferably have secured to the upper edges thereof inclined platforms10-10, the said platforms serving as means fordirecting any articlehanging from the train over the crossing.

From the above description, taken'in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, the simplicity of the device, as well as the advantagesthereofwill, it is thought, be perfectly apparent to those skilled inthe art to which such invention appertains without further detaileddescription.

Having thusdescribed the invention, what I claim is:

1. In a crossing for railways, boxes ar ranged between and against theouter sides of the rails, the side boxes having their inner and upperedges provided-with laterextending flanges which contact with the outerfaces of the heads of the rails, the said boxes being disposed flushwith thetreads of the rails, and the inner box being.

spaced fromthe inner-faces of the "rails,.

said boxes having. slotted bottoms, means for securing the boxes uponthe ties for the rails, and filler blocks comprisingremovable andinterchangeable members Within the boxes and arranged flush with thenpper open faces-of the boxes.

2. In a railway crossing, a box arranged 5 between the rails, a boxarranged to the outer sides of each of the rails, saidboxes being flushwith the treads of the rails and having fora'minous bottoms, fillermembers comprising bricks arranged within the boxes and disposed flushwith the top of the boxes, 1b,

and inclined planes arranged upon the oppo site ends of-thecentral box.

Intestimony-whereof I aflix my signature in presence -of two witnesses.

- WILLIAM H. GULKINS; Witnems:

MONFORT D. Wmms, Amman F; Coornn.

